Posts in Marriage and Family from the Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/topic/marriage-and-family/2015-03-30T14:42:35-07:00Reflections on Dr. Robert L. Saucy’s 54-Year Career at Talbot2015-03-30T14:42:35-07:00Clint Arnoldhttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/30/reflections-on-dr-robert-l-saucys-54-year-career-a/<p>Dr. Robert L. Saucy was a faculty member at Talbot for 54 years. He began teaching here in 1961&mdash;the year JFK was inaugurated as President, the Andy Griffith show made its debut, and Henry Mancini received a Grammy for &ldquo;Moon River.&rdquo; The Dean of Talbot, Dr. Charles Feinberg, hired Bob to Chair both the Systematic Theology Department and the Department of English Bible. At that time, Talbot was less than 100 students.</p>
How I Remember My Father2015-03-26T09:00:00-07:00Mark Saucyhttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/26/how-i-remember-my-father/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><img alt="" src="http://thegoodbookblog.com/static/media/photos/2015/Mar/26/cache/Saucy-1_quarter.JPG" style="width: 145px; height: 144px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;" />There are many memories I will treasure of my father, Robert Saucy, but I will write about only one now that has most profoundly impacted me&mdash;I believe, for all eternity. It was Dad&rsquo;s passion for God&rsquo;s Word.</p>
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Memorial Service for Dr. Robert L. Saucy2015-03-19T09:15:00-07:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/19/memorial-service-for-dr-robert-l-saucy/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><img alt="" src="http://thegoodbookblog.com/static/media/photos/2015/Mar/13/cache/photo%20(1)_quarter.jpg" style="width: 145px; height: 178px; margin: 10px 0px; float: right;" />A memorial service for Dr. Robert L. Saucy will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2015, 2-4 p.m. in the Chase Gymnasium at Biola University. A reception will immediately follow. For those who would like to attend and cannot be physically present, the service will be streamed live at http://watch.biola.edu/bobsaucy ...</p>
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My Dad: Five Years After He Passed Away2015-03-16T09:01:01-07:00Octavio Esquedahttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/16/my-dad-five-years-after-he-passed-away/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">It has been five years since my dad, Javier Esqueda, passed away unexpectedly. The huge hole my family have without him will continue for the rest of our lives and it has been very hard to get used to the idea that he is not with us anymore. I still struggle to refer to my dad in the past tense when in casual conversations his name comes up, but I am sadly conscious that the present and the future will continue without him. My mom could have celebrated her 45 wedding anniversary last December, my two brothers could have celebrated their college graduations with their proud dad, my two children could have enjoyed their granddad (who I am sure would have spoiled them a lot), and I could have had the total support of a man who would advise me always, looking for my best interest; but all of these things were not and will never be possible.</p>
Mi Papá: Cinco Años Ya de Su Partida / My Dad: Five Years After He Passed Away2015-03-16T09:00:00-07:00Octavio Esquedahttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/16/mi-papa-cinco-anos-ya-de-su-partida-my-dad-five-ye/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Hace ya cinco a&ntilde;os que mi pap&aacute;, Javier Esqueda, falleci&oacute; inesperadamente. El gran vac&iacute;o que nos dej&oacute; sigue y seguir&aacute; presente por el resto de nuestras vidas y es muy dif&iacute;cil resignarse a su ausencia. Cuando en conversaciones casuales sale el tema de mi pap&aacute; me cuesta trabajo referirme a &eacute;l en el pasado, pero estoy tristemente consciente que el presente y el futuro seguir&aacute;n sin su presencia. Mi mam&aacute; habr&iacute;a celebrado 45 a&ntilde;os de casada el pasado diciembre, mis dos hermanos habr&iacute;an celebrado sus graduaciones de la universidad con su orgulloso pap&aacute;, mis dos hijos se habr&iacute;an gozado con su abuelito que estoy seguro los habr&iacute;a consentido much&iacute;simo y yo tendr&iacute;a el apoyo y el o&iacute;do total de un hombre que me amara incondicionalmente y me dar&iacute;a sus consejos totalmente desinteresados buscando siempre lo mejor para m&iacute;, pero todo esto no pudo ni podr&aacute; ser ...</p>
Idolatry Breaks Hearts: Exodus 20:3 and the Secret to Relational Sanity2015-03-12T09:00:00-07:00Thaddeus Williamshttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/12/idolatry-breaks-hearts-exodus-203-and-the-secret-t/<p>I used to think that worship songs where you could swap out all the God references, with &ldquo;baby&rdquo; were evidence that God had been trivialized by a sappy, spiritualized romanticism in the church. There may be truth to that. But perhaps the interchangeability of &ldquo;God&rdquo; and &ldquo;baby&rdquo; in worship songs says less about worship songs and more about love songs, less about how the church man-sizes God (which does happen) and more about a much broader tendency in the church and culture-at-large to God-size our romantic partners ...</p>
Married to Someone Who Finds My Studies an Annoyance2015-03-06T09:00:00-08:00William Lane Craighttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/mar/06/married-to-someone-who-finds-my-studies-an-annoyan/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Dear, Dr. Craig,</p>
<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">As one who has recently discovered the realm of apologetics in the past couple years, you were one of the first I had come to know, and it has been a pleasure reading some of your material and watching your debates. I am currently only a junior in college and am studying philosophy and religious studies and love it, and hope to attend seminary in the future and get my masters in apologetics, God willing.</p>
<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">My question for you is not necessarily a theological or philosophical question but a question that I am hoping I could get some pastoral advice from you about that I feel you are perhaps the best suited to answer. I recently got married this past summer to an amazing woman I met at a one year bible college I attended a couple years ago and it has been great. But between transferring to a new (secular) school and being constantly busy with school and work I feel like my relationship with God is constantly on the backburner, as I am not getting into the word nearly as much as I used to and my prayer life is nearly nonexistent, and because of this my relationship with my wife is not where it should be either ...</span></p>
How Can You Motivate Church Attendees to Get More Involved and Engaged in the Life of the Church? 2015-02-16T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/feb/16/how-can-you-motivate-church-attendees-to-get-more-/<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California talk about ways to encourage participation in church life with those attending church.</span></p>
What are the Challenges and Opportunities of Bi-Vocational Ministry?2015-02-02T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/feb/02/what-are-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-bi-vo/<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California discuss the challenges and opportunities of bi-vocational ministry.</span></p>
What is the Most Valuable Thing from Your Talbot Experience that Impacts How You Do Ministry Now?2015-01-26T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/jan/26/what-is-the-most-valuable-thing-from-your-talbot-e/<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California discuss how their Talbot education impacts their ministry today in valuable ways.</span></p>
Why is a Seminary Education Valuable for Equipping Pastors to Face Today's Ministry Challenges?2015-01-22T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/jan/22/why-is-a-seminary-education-valuable-for-equipping/<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California discuss why a seminary education is so valuable for ministry today.</span></p>
What Can the Church Do to Better Engage and Love Their Cities and Communities?2015-01-19T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/jan/19/what-can-the-church-do-to-better-engage-and-love-t/<p><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California discuss how local churches can better engage and love their communities.</span></p>
What Are Some of the Unique Challenges of Doing Ministry in Southern California?2015-01-14T09:00:00-08:00The Good Book Bloghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2015/jan/14/what-are-some-of-the-unique-challenges-of-doing-mi/<p>Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California </span> discuss the unique challenges of ministry in this region.</p>
Why You Shouldn’t Tell your Children that Santa Claus is Real2014-12-18T09:00:00-08:00Kenneth Berdinghttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2014/dec/18/why-you-shouldnt-tell-your-children-that-santa-cla/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">A few evenings ago, we hosted a delightful group of ten Biola students at our house for dinner. During dessert, we launched into a lively discussion about how we should celebrate Christmas&nbsp;<em>as Christians</em>. We discussed various sub-topics under this broader question, but we spent the largest portion of our time talking about how Christians should&mdash;and should not&mdash;talk to their children about Santa Claus.</p>
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A Christmas Mother2014-12-17T09:00:00-08:00Nell Sunukjianhttp://thegoodbookblog.com/2014/dec/17/a-christmas-mother/<p style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Since I had several December pregnancies, I found myself frequently thinking of Mary, the first Christmas Mother. As I thought of my troubles and fears with my pregnancy&mdash;nothing unusual, just what is common to woman: morning sickness, fatigue, aches, and concerns about the safety of the delivery of the child&mdash;I remembered that she was quite possibly, the bravest mother who ever lived. She faced obstacles on every hand but she faced them with courage. Her life was full and good, but it was not at all what she imagined her life and her motherhood would be.</p>